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- ↑ "State Senate Since Statehood" (PDF). oksenate.gov. Oklahoma Senate . Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ↑ "Billups Law". okhistory.org. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture . Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- 1 2 "1914-1916 Elections Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Retrieved 19 February 2024.